Education

[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images All-female classes in cyber-skills are being set up by the GCHQ intelligence service, in an attempt to recruit a wider range of online security experts. Almost 90% of the cyber-skills workforce worldwide is male, says GCHQ’s cyber-defence arm, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). With warnings of serious skills shortages, […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Google Image caption Liverpool University later apologised and said the intention “was not to single out any particular group” A university has been accused of racism after it sent an e-mail suggesting Chinese students didn’t know what cheating was. The University of Liverpool sent the note about exam conduct to its international […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images A school in a tough area which has great teachers and a great curriculum could be rated outstanding from September, even if pupils’ results are mediocre, says Ofsted. But the watchdog denies its proposed new inspection framework for England will mean a dumbing-down of standards. It says too many schools […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters Image caption Devonshire Park Primary said it had been forced to take action as it was owed more than £1,000 Parents have reacted angrily to a letter sent by a school threatening to withhold hot meals from children if dinner money arrears are not paid. Devonshire Park Primary in Merseyside said […]

[ad_1] Image copyright DMU/Redpix.co.uk A university is switching off all its social media channels for a few days as an example to encourage its students to try their own “digital detox”. De Montfort University, in Leicester, wants to highlight how “unrestrained social media use” can be harmful to the mental health of young people. The […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Google Image caption Bayton C of E Primary School is seeking £20,000 to supplement its finances A Worcestershire school has started a crowdfunding campaign in a bid to raise £20,000. Bayton C of E Primary School, near Kidderminster, says its main central budget has been “squeezed” and it is “supplementing finances”. It […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images The wealthiest students are going to university in England for the lowest cost, by paying their tuition fees up front, say researchers. About 10% of students are not taking out loans and so avoid interest rates of 6.3% paid by other students, says the Intergenerational Foundation. The think tank says […]

[ad_1] Image copyright PA Image caption A record number of 18-year-olds received unconditional offers from universities last year Pupils should be able to apply for university places only after they receive their A-level results, the lecturers’ union has said. A report by the University and College Union said the change could mean the end of […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images An exhausted, overstretched generation of carers, are in need of emotional support themselves, say researchers. A report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) says more than a quarter of such “sandwich carers” are suffering from depression or stress. “Sandwich carers” look after their elderly parents and their children. There […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The women say the “rigid” system has left them unable to make ends meet (illustrated by models) Four working single mothers have won a High Court challenge over the government’s universal credit scheme. They argued a “fundamental problem” with the system meant their monthly payments varied “enormously”, leaving […]

[ad_1] Image caption Schools are facing a “marked deterioration” in their finances, an analysis says Almost a third of local authority secondary schools in England are unable to cover their costs, a study suggests. The Education Policy Institute says its research shows the proportion of such schools with budgets in the red has almost quadrupled […]

[ad_1] Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Amber Rudd will make her first major welfare speech on Friday About 15,000 families no longer face having their benefits capped after the government performed another U-turn over its flagship universal credit. The work and pensions secretary has ditched plans to extend a benefits cap on families of […]